Billy Bob Thornton goes on 'Trial' for Amazon

December 2, 2015 2:28 PM

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Emmy-winning writer/producer David E. Kelley will make Billy Bob Thornton the focus of a new Amazon Prime legal drama, his first for a streaming service.

Trial stars Thornton (of last year's Fargo) as a "down-and-out lawyer who seeks redemption" in the new series, which Amazon describes as "the ultimate David vs. Goliath battle fought in the 21st-century American legal system." Also starring are William Hurt (Broadcast News), Olivia Thirlby (Juno),...